6:00 pm Weather Report 17th January, 2022

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 17th January, 2022

Forecaster: Vigil Saltibus

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 29°C or 84°F.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east-northeast at 20 mph or

31 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today:

At Hewanorra Airport: 1.7 mm     At GFL Charles Airport: Trace.      

Total rainfall for the month of January so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 34.5 mm    At GFL Charles Airport: 39.9 mm.   

Sunrise tomorrow: 6:32 am        Sunset tomorrow: 5:56 pm     

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from the east near 21 mph or 33 km/h.

Weather: Fair skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few showers.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA

Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 10:13 pm…High at 3:38 am…Low at 09:11 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   Low at 11:40 pm…High at 5:45 am…Low at 10:38 am.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves and swells 5 to 7 feet or      1.5 to 2.1 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES  

Fair skies, occasionally becoming cloudy with a few scattered showers.

WEATHER SUMMARY

The Atlantic High-Pressure System will continue to generate moderate easterly winds around the Eastern Caribbean region, during the next few days.

Patches of low-level clouds traversing the region will cause a few showers over portions of the Lesser Antilles, during the forecast period.